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Territories Surprised By Large Funding Cuts By Federal Government

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 23 Dec, 2015 12:46 PM
    Territorial premiers are concerned about surprise funding cuts from the federal government that could trim millions from already-tight budgets. 
     
    Yukon Premier Darrell Pasloski says changes to how Statistics Canada calculates territorial spending are having unintended effects.
     
    He says they will reduce the territory's annual federal grant by $23 million a year.
     
    The Northwest Territories says its grant will be cut by $34 million.
     
    Nunavut's cut is estimated at more than $50 million.
     
    Pasloski says federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau has promised to look into the cuts and get back to the territories by mid-March.
     
    That'll be too late for this year's budget and Pasloski says Yukon is planning its finances assuming it won't get the money.

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